Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
Summary
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. This bill is identical to SB 99.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Vetoed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB175ER)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
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